The Society for Industrial Archeology.
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Bucks County Trolley Lines In person presentation by Mike Szilagyi, AICP, author and historianWednesday, September 9, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Here is the link for people unable to attend in person: https://freelibrary-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jzRAHDU2To2gpnczTJNUDg Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was once served by 120 miles of trolley lines. During the decades spanning the 1890s…
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First paper match folder in 1892, Philadelphia
Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 10am-5pm EDT Science History Institute315 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia PA 19106 The date was missing from the previous post on the event:
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First paper match folder in 1892, Philadelphia
Join us for a special Stories of Science celebrating the invention of the first paper match folder in 1892—the precursor to the modern matchbook—as part…
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Burpee Seed Company
Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum has created a virtual exhibition telling the story of the partnership between the U.S. Postal Service and America’s mailing industry. Philadelphia…
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Philadelphia: Workshop of the World, new date
New date! Due to ongoing exhibition construction and maintenance work, we have rescheduled our March First Friday event, “Philadelphia: Workshop of the World,” to Friday,…
● About US
The SIA’s emphasis on archeology reflects a concern for the tangible evidence of early industry. Our mission is the study, interpretation, and preservation of the surviving factories, machinery, bridges, canals, industrial communities and artifacts that are historically significant.
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